Close to 20% of fatalities on the road are related to alcohol. This is why is it is very important to not drink and drive.
Yes, sad to say, those are the statistics while boozing then get behind the wheel of a car, so it goes on and on!!
More than 25% of fatalities on the road are related to alcohol
In 2011, 9,878 people were killed in alcohol related automobile incidences. This accounts for 31 percent of all automobile related fatalities in the U. S.
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There were 15,829 alcohol related fatalities in 2006.
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There were 16,885 alcohol-related fatalities in 2005 in the US - 39 percent of the total traffic fatalities for the year. Dept of Transportation
In 2007, 12,998 people were killed in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes. These alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities accounted for 32 percent of the total motor vehicle traffic fatalities in the United States. (US Department of Transportation)
The number of alcohol related fatalities that were associated with motorcylce vehicle crashes in the twenty to twenty four age group in Flordia in 2008 was approximetaly twice that as it was in 2007.
There are approximately 50,000 traffic fatalities per year in the United States. About half are alcohol related.
There are very few reported cases of people dying directly from consuming beer. In general, the main concern with beer consumption is related to alcohol intoxication and its negative effects, such as impaired judgment leading to accidents.
There were 16,885 alcohol-related fatalities in 2005 - 39 percent of the total traffic fatalities for the year. Dept of Transportation About 41 people die a day from drunk driving accidents.